CN1096752A - There is not the twin caster assembly that waves phenomenon - Google Patents

There is not the twin caster assembly that waves phenomenon Download PDF

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CN1096752A
CN1096752A CN94101684.6A CN94101684A CN1096752A CN 1096752 A CN1096752 A CN 1096752A CN 94101684 A CN94101684 A CN 94101684A CN 1096752 A CN1096752 A CN 1096752A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
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    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
    • B60B33/0047—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the rolling axle
    • B60B33/0049—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the rolling axle the rolling axle being horizontal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
    • B60B33/006—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism
    • B60B33/0065—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism characterised by details of the swivel axis
    • B60B33/0068—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism characterised by details of the swivel axis the swivel axis being vertical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B37/00—Wheel-axle combinations, e.g. wheel sets
    • B60B37/10—Wheel-axle combinations, e.g. wheel sets the wheels being individually rotatable around the axles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
    • B60B33/0047—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the rolling axle
    • B60B33/0057—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the rolling axle the rolling axle being offset from swivel axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
    • B60B33/006—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism
    • B60B33/0065—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism characterised by details of the swivel axis
    • B60B33/0073—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors characterised by details of the swivel mechanism characterised by details of the swivel axis the swivel axis being symmetrical to wheel or wheels

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Abstract

A kind of improved twin caster assembly has a limited slipping plate clutch, and it can make the joint that rotates between two wheels, but freely satisfies enough direction flexibility ratios with enough trackslipping.This castor is owing to there being rotational engagement to improve the resistance that prevents to wave phenomenon between two wheel.

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There is not the twin caster assembly that waves phenomenon
The present invention relates to a kind of twin caster assembly, relate to particularly a kind of stability preferably, as being rotatably installed in moving vehicle, such as the support wheel caster wheel assembly on baby walker, perambulator, hand barrow or the wheelchair.
The single-wheel of prior art exists different problems with the twin caster assembly.One is rotatably installed in that single-wheel meeting on the rigid-frame is waved and does the time spent and can depart from direct of travel when being subjected to transverse force.Though the twin caster assembly is difficult for departing from direct of travel, they still occur the irksome phenomenon of waving easily.Although these castors wave the directional balance that does not influence load, yet produce a kind of irksome vibration and will increase the resistance of this equipment forward movement.
The generation of waving phenomenon be since the power of proofreading and correct the castor direction roughly with the direction of the direct of travel of equipment and castor indication between the sine of angle be directly proportional.Because the sine of 0 degree is zero, so the restoring force that low-angle departs from is very little, and little disturbance meeting causes castor to detour into vibrating about direction, compare with load, caster device in light weight, this means that its natural mode shape is higher than load fluctuation in vertical direction, this will cause waving of wheel and the direction of car does not depart from.
U.S. Patent No. 3,795 has proposed with a kind of friction clutch system damping acting trailer system in 408, such as the vibration as fish swing tail of the such system of one or more in tow trailer of truck.Under the sort of situation, each trailer of being hauled out one section bend is by ovdersteering or deficiency significantly, and this will vibrate about will causing it with the amplitude that increases, and this phenomenon is particularly serious under the acceleration situation.In this system, vibration is to be ordered about in the mode of excitation about a kind of by load (trailer), and this mode is to cause by the steering correction that geometric configuration produced of trailer is excessive and not enough.In this system, the energy of vibration is to be present in the motion of load rather than in the departing from of wheel.Frictionally limit by the direction of the relative motion between each wheel of rotation and can work to this motion by the oscillation-damped energy with control trailer, thus the swing of prevention fishtail type.
In the twin caster assembly, wheel all is freely to rotate independently of one another usually, although this rotational freedom is for there being enough steering flexibilities necessary, find waving phenomenon and can making them become one unit to rotate to suffer restraints and stop of two-wheel system by two wheels being combined in some mode.Therefore, wishing has a kind of like this system, and it both allowed enough rotational freedoms for steering flexibility, can provide enough rotational engagement to prevent to wave phenomenon again.
Commercial existing a kind of solution to this problem is to add the interference rib in the wheel hub of each wheel, to produce frictional engagement between wheel and wheel shaft.This rib is axial arranged, and radially stretches into the internal diameter of wheel.Its purposes is to provide a kind of interference fit, thereby the motion of two wheels in the twin caster device is linked together.Yet this device has several defectives.First defective is the tolerance on fit problem.The tight-tolerance of the Plastic Parts of using in the wheel manufacturing is to be difficult to control, and this can make wheel pine or too tight too on wheel shaft, so that causes wheel to wave or be difficult to turn to (respectively).Though rib helps this shortcoming is alleviated to a certain degree, this problem still exists.Because this wheel attaching system is used in two wheels of each castor assembly, so must keep suitable tolerance, eliminate the phenomenon of waving of wheel to produce suitable resisting moment, resisting moment again can not be too big and hinder the alerting ability of wheel simultaneously.
Another shortcoming of this prior-art devices is that rib can wear and tear along with use.Therefore, along with the wearing and tearing of rib, phenomenon will appear waving in wheel again.
Thereby the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of friction clutch that is equipped with to prevent the twin caster assembly that waves between two wheels, to reach the controollable rotational engagement.The present invention adopts a controollable power, and this power applies consistently all the time and joins two wheels to the degree that can control.Because it adopts a spring, so it will apply power continuously to produce the moment that can control.
Friction clutch has several advantages compared with the prior art.The first, friction clutch allows between two wheels enough trackslipping relatively to be arranged, and so that enough direction flexibility ratios to be provided, and still makes two wheels have enough joints to wave preventing simultaneously.
Second advantage that this clutch equipment is better than prior art is simple and reliable, and the present invention only uses quite few several parts.Design of the present invention can be with the low part of precision or along with using worn out part to guarantee effectively, work reliably.
Below in conjunction with description of drawings characteristics of the present invention and effect.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the confined state of preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the front cross-section view of preferred embodiment of the present invention, shows the layout of wheel, wheel shaft, axle sleeve and spring.
Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, castor assembly 1 comprises that one is installed in the wheel shaft/wheel assembly 10 on the pivoted arm 5, and pivoted arm is installed on a pivot 3 again, pivots to allow castor assembly 1.Wheel shaft/wheel assembly 10 comprises: a tight pulley 15 that press fit on the straight annular knurl tooth 40 of one of wheel shaft 25 end thereby rotate with wheel shaft 25; The free gear 20 that relative that end of one that be installed in wheel shaft 25 and tight pulley 15 can freely rotate with respect to wheel shaft 25; Two be generally columniform, be enclosed within on the wheel shaft 25 and lean against tight pulley 15 respectively and the inward flange of free gear 20 on axle sleeve 30; One axially is enclosed within the spring between two axle sleeves 30 45 on the wheel shaft; One is enclosed within on the wheel shaft 25 and leans against packing ring 50 on the outward flange of free gear 20; And one press fit over cap 55 on wheel shaft 25 1 ends by packing ring 50.
Two axle sleeves 30 all have the flange 35 that extends radially outwardly from the end near tight pulley 15 and free gear 20.Two axle sleeves 30 all are installed in the pivoted arm 5, so that can endwisely slip in the scope that flange 35 is allowed in the supporting base of pivoted arm 5 on the wheel shaft 25.Wheel shaft 25 freely rotates in axle sleeve 30.
45 pairs of axle sleeves 30 of spring apply outside axle pressure, and free gear 20 is pressed against on the packing ring 50.Packing ring 50 is compressed against again on the end cap 55 that is fixed on wheel 25 ends, and must rotate together with it.The friction that produces between the outside of packing ring 50, end cap 55 and free gear 20 will make free gear 20 rotate synchronously with wheel shaft 25, thereby also rotate synchronously with tight pulley 15.
When the torque between free gear 20 and the tight pulley 15 exceeded the friction force that they are connected, free gear 20 just was independent of tight pulley 15 and rotates.This relatively rotates and just allows castor to pivot, thereby required direction alerting ability is provided.

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1, a kind of twin caster assembly comprises:
The device that castor assembly can be pivoted around a vertical axis;
One one end is connected in pivoting device, and from the outward extending pivoted arm of pivot axis, its free end is useful on the device that supports a wheel shaft;
One is installed on the wheel shaft on the described pivoted arm, the axis of described wheel shaft be substantially perpendicular to pivot axis and from pivot axis to pivoted arm on the displacement line of axle bearing seat;
One is installed in the first round of an end of described wheel shaft;
One is installed in rotation on second on that end relative with the described first round of wheel shaft takes turns;
One is used for described second rotation of taking turns got up with the rotational engagement of the described first round and allows described second to take turns and the limited relative power-transfer clutch that trackslips between the first round.
2, castor assembly as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described first round is to be installed in rotationally on the described wheel shaft with wheel shaft.
3, castor assembly as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the described first round is to be installed in rotationally on the described wheel shaft and described second to take turns be to be installed in rotationally on the wheel shaft on the described wheel shaft with wheel shaft, and described power-transfer clutch comprises:
One is generally columniform first axle sleeve, and it is sleeved on the described wheel shaft rotationally, leans against on the inboard of the described first round, and is mounted in the side of described pivoted arm;
One is columniform second axle sleeve substantially, and it is sleeved on the described wheel shaft rotationally, leans against on described second inboard of taking turns, and is mounted in that side relative with described first axle sleeve of described pivoted arm;
One flexibly applies axial force and extension device that described two axle sleeves are separated;
Outside that is installed in described second wheel and be installed in radial flange on the described wheel shaft rotationally with wheel shaft, it is used to absorb described second axial force of taking turns that is applied to by upholding the generation of device and axle sleeve, and in described second outside of taking turns axial force is transformed into frictional engagement by friction.
4, castor assembly as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described extension device is one to be sleeved on the spring between described first and second axle sleeves on the described wheel shaft.
5, castor assembly as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described extension device is made of compressed two elastic side of described pivoted arm.
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